I had been reading and sharing your articles as a free subscriber. Recently I shared this one with a group of friends. His reply has prompted me to subscribe specifically so I could get your feedback on his reply after he read your article. Here it is:
He refers to the Danish cohort study by Hansen et al. that I've been using
to…
I had been reading and sharing your articles as a free subscriber. Recently I shared this one with a group of friends. His reply has prompted me to subscribe specifically so I could get your feedback on his reply after he read your article. Here it is:
He refers to the Danish cohort study by Hansen et al. that I've been using
to argue against the booster. "Durable" against omicron? Hardly. The
thing is, somebody will undoubtedly find some other preprint that shows a
different result, and the authorities will choose to follow it instead.
When there is a contradiction in results, I prefer to look at real world
data: Gibraltar is effectively 100 percent vaccinated, and they just had
their worst surge of the entire pandemic because of omicron; South Korea
is 80 percent vaccinated, and they are having their worst surge of the
entire pandemic because of omicron; Cornell University had over 900 students
infected in less than a week (about 4 percent of the student body) forcing
the school to move fall semester finals entirely on-line, despite the
student body being 99 percent vaccinated due to the mandate; the University
of Hawaii student body is 97 percent vaccinated, yet the football team was
forced to withdraw from the Hawaii Bowl because of COVID and the basketball
team was forced to withdraw from the Diamond Head Classic because of COVID;
the state of Hawaii is 75 percent vaccinated (80 percent of the eligible
population) yet it just went through their worst surge of the entire
pandemic due to omicron.
Check out our own FDA's web site with FAQ about the vaccine:
Hi Steve,
I had been reading and sharing your articles as a free subscriber. Recently I shared this one with a group of friends. His reply has prompted me to subscribe specifically so I could get your feedback on his reply after he read your article. Here it is:
He refers to the Danish cohort study by Hansen et al. that I've been using
to argue against the booster. "Durable" against omicron? Hardly. The
thing is, somebody will undoubtedly find some other preprint that shows a
different result, and the authorities will choose to follow it instead.
When there is a contradiction in results, I prefer to look at real world
data: Gibraltar is effectively 100 percent vaccinated, and they just had
their worst surge of the entire pandemic because of omicron; South Korea
is 80 percent vaccinated, and they are having their worst surge of the
entire pandemic because of omicron; Cornell University had over 900 students
infected in less than a week (about 4 percent of the student body) forcing
the school to move fall semester finals entirely on-line, despite the
student body being 99 percent vaccinated due to the mandate; the University
of Hawaii student body is 97 percent vaccinated, yet the football team was
forced to withdraw from the Hawaii Bowl because of COVID and the basketball
team was forced to withdraw from the Diamond Head Classic because of COVID;
the state of Hawaii is 75 percent vaccinated (80 percent of the eligible
population) yet it just went through their worst surge of the entire
pandemic due to omicron.
Check out our own FDA's web site with FAQ about the vaccine:
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions
The fourth question is "Who may receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine authorized by the FDA?"
Answer: THE FDA updated the EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION for the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine to allow for the use of a single booster dose administered at
least 6 months after completion of the vaccine primary series...
I added the emphasis to EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION. The "full approval"
received earlier was for the primary two-dose series. It seems the full
approval does NOT apply to the booster. Those mandating or planning to
mandate the booster appear to be unaware of this, thinking that the vaccine
has full approval for continued used. Also note the AT LEAST 6 MONTHS,
meaning that once you get the booster, you wouldn't be able to get a fourth
shot for at least 6 months, yet the Danish cohort study shows the efficacy
is only 16 percent after the first 30 days, so you're pretty vulnerable for
roughly 5 months.
But also of concern is the answer to the fifth question about the safety
and effectiveness data.
Answer: Safety was evaluated in 306 participants 18 through 55 years of
age and 12 participants 65 years of age and older who were followed for an
average of over two months.
Are you serious? Just 306 participants in one age range, and only TWELVE
in MY age range? Is this a proper clinical study?????
This is not some preprint. This is OUR OWN FDA.